I didn’t understand a lot of this until the guys here were nice enough to help out. writing like this is always tricky especially when i am trying to learn things. #OLD GENERAL ELECTRIC 200 AMP ARC WELDER WISCONSIN ENGINE FULL#so if i have a 50% duty cycle rating then i can use the full 200 Amps for a full 5 minutes? if i have a 20% duty cycle rating then i can run it at 200 Amps for 2 minutes? i guess if i go over that then - well then i am overheating something between the wall and the work piece? like the electrical wire from the unit to the wall or the welding cable from the unit to the work piece?Ĭlick to expand.ok. which i guess is based on a 10 minute usage. from what i can gather i have a duty cycle rating. I guess i am trying to use this example to wrap my head around a couple things i still don't quite fully understand.Īlso, i've been studying up a bit more. and this is 30 Amp fuse because the wire from the breaker box is 6 AWG which is not rated to carry more than 30 Amps without heating up too much? then - well the welder is rated 200 Amp welder? how do i correlate the 200 Amps to the fact that the plug itself in the welder is probably a 50 Amp plug? and what does a 50 Amp plug imply exactly? On the amperage of the outlet i have can someone correct me here? the Amp rating of the outlet determines how much the outlet can draw without tripping the fuse is that right? because the fuse in the breaker box is 30 Amp. I will also check the plug and see what i can read off it. i also ordered a new clamp and electrode holder and 50' of welding cable. so /thanks/ for the suggestions on checking for the spark. i did get a spark and the fan did in fact work. THANKS gents! i ran around town a bit the other day and one of the better local welding supply shops was kind enough to plug it in.
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